The Road from Memphis explained

The Road from Memphis is the ninth studio album by Booker T. Jones, released in May 2011 through the record label ANTI.^[1] On the album, Booker T. is backed by hip–hop band the Roots. The album reached a peak position of number 85 on the Billboard 200 and received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.^{[2] [3]} Mojo placed the album at number 42 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011."^[4]

Track listing

1. "Walking Papers" (Kirk Douglas, Jones)
2. "Crazy" (Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Gian Franco Reverberi, Gian Piero Reverberi)
3. "Progress" (Jones, Yim Yames) – vocals by Jim James as 'Yim Yames'
4. "The Hive" (Jones)
5. "Down in Memphis" (Jones) – vocals by Jones
6. "Everything Is Everything" (Lauryn Hill)
7. "Rent Party" (Jones)
   1. "Representing Memphis" (Jones, Liv Jones) – vocals by Matt Berninger and Sharon Jones "The Vamp" (Jones)
8. "Harlem House" (Jones)
9. "The Bronx" (Jones, Liv Jones) – vocals by Lou Reed

Bonus digital tracks

1. "Just A Friend" – vocals by Biz Markie, Matt Berninger and Sharon Jones)
2. "The Seed"
3. "Regulation Time"

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Road from Memphis - Booker T. Jones - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic. Thom Jurek. AllMusic. 11 January 2015.
2. Web site: The Road from Memphis - Booker T. Jones - Awards - AllMusic. AllMusic. 11 January 2015.
3. Web site: GRAMMY.com - The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night. The GRAMMYs. 11 January 2015.
4. Web site: MOJO's Top 50 Albums Of 2011 . . December 2, 2011 . December 16, 2011.